Month: March 2017

There’s Honey on the Moon Tonight is another song I’d not heard of before. The music was written by Fred Coots and the lyrics by Haven Gillespie and Mack Davis. The song may have been written around 1938, considering all publications I found happened in that year. The song was performed by Vincent Lopez, Fats Read More

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Carolina Moon is a popular song written by Joe Burke and Benny Davis in 1924. Gene Austin first recorded the song in 1928, in which it spent seven weeks at #1. In 1958, Connie Francis father recommended she record the song Carolina Moon. She spent six weeks #1 on the UK Singles Chart. Others to Read More

Blue Moon of Kentucky was written in 1946 by Bill Monroe, a bluegrass musician. Bill Monroe recorded the song and released it in early 1947. The popularity of the song spread and it became a huge hit. Elvis Presley recorded the song with Sun Records in 1954. Scotty Moore recalled, “We all of us knew Read More

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, let’s take a look at another popular Irish song. “Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That’s an Irish Lullaby)” was made popular by Bing Crosby in the 1940s, however it’s origins date back much farther than that. In reality, “Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That’s an Irish Lullaby)” is not an Irish song, but an Irish-American song. “Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral Read More

While working on this series of moon songs, I came across Moon Love. Although a huge Sinatra fan, I’d not heard this song before. I’m so glad I came across the song. Moon Love made it’s way onto Frank Sinatra‘s album, Moonlight Sinatra. The song was based on Tchaikovsky’s Souvenier d’un lieu cher for violin Read More

Oh, You Crazy Moon is a jazz standard written by Jimmy Van Heusen. The lyrics were written by Johnny Burke. The song was recorded by Mel Torme in 1960 and Frank Sinatra in 1965. I was unable to find any additional information on the song.

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SingingtheSongInMyHeart strives to share the story and inspiration behind a song. We also share stories about composers, performers and musicals through the ages.

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SingingtheSongInMyHeart is a division of Diana Leagh Matthews. Leagh is a pianists and vocalist who has been performing since childhood. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in music. Through the years she has taught private lessons, performed in numerous venues, and taught music history classes.